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BILJA Grant Program Tracker

The BILJA Grant Program Tracker has been created to assist Tribal Nations with BIIJA programs. Program information will be updated as new information becomes available. If you need assistance, please contact us.

Click the red box with the down arrow to view more details about the program including a description, eligibility and cost sharing information. To sort the table, click on a header (Agency, Category, etc...). When sorting the table, the default sort order is ascending (least) to descending (greatest) or A-Z, depending on the type of data. To sort the table in descending or Z-A order, click the header again.

Agency Categorysort descending Name of Program New or Existing Program Type Latest Actions / Upcoming Milestones Tribes Eligible? Workforce Funding Eligible Use? Cybersecurity An Eligible Use?
USDOT-FAA Airports and Federal Aviation Administration Facilities Airport Infrastructure Grants New Formula Yes

Description: For investment in runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport-transit connections and roadway projects.

Eligible Recipients: Public agencies, private entities, state and Tribal government owning a public use National Plan of Integration Airport Systems airport.

Federal Cost Share: 5-25% non-federal match for allocations, no match for contract tower grants. Waivers are not available.

USDOT-FAA Airports and Federal Aviation Administration Facilities Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program Existing Competitive April 2022, FY2022 NOFO closed

Description: Annual grants available to eligible airports for airport-owned airport traffic control tower projects that address the aging infrastructure of the nation's airports. Set aside from Airport Infrastructure Grants.

Eligible Recipients: Federal Aviation Authority towers and commercial vendors

Federal Cost Share: 100% federal funding

USDOT-FAA Airports and Federal Aviation Administration Facilities Air Traffic Facilities and Equipment New Formula Each program has its own planning cycle and individual milestones

Description: FAA sustainment work and facilities replacements for replacing FAA-owned terminal and route air traffic control faculties, improvements of air route and terminal facilities etc.

Eligible Recipients: Federal Aviation Authority towers and commercial vendors.

Federal Cost Share: 100% federal funding

USDOT-FAA Airports and Federal Aviation Administration Facilities Airport Terminal Program New Competitive February 2022 - NOFO closed and awarded yes

Description: Provides competitive grants for airport terminal development projects that address the aging infrastructure of the nation’s airports. 

Eligible Recipients: Public agencies, private entities, state and Tribal government owning a public use National Plan of Integration Airport Systems airport.

Federal Cost Share: Large/Medium Hub 20% non-federal match; All others (Small, Non and Non-Primary) 5% non-federal match. Waivers are not available.

DOC - NTIA Broadband Middle Mile Grants Program New Competitive 30 September 2022 – Applications due through application portal Yes

Description: Funding for the construction, improvement or acquisition of middle mile infrastructure.

Eligible Recipients: States, territories, ISPs, local entities, tribal governments, Native entities

Federal Cost Share: Federal award may not exceed 70% of total project cost/At least 30% non-federal

DOC - NTIA Broadband State Digital Equity Capacity Grant New Competitive TBD Yes Yes

Description: The State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program dedicates a $1.44 billion formula grant program for States, Territories, Tribal governments, Alaska Native entities, Native Hawaiian organizations distributed via annual grant programs over five years to implement digital equity projects and support the implementation of digital equity plans.

Eligible Recipients: States, Territories, D.C., Tribal governments, Alaska Native entities, Native Hawaiian organizations

Federal Cost Share: Federal share up to 90% of project cost. Waivers are available.

DOC - NTIA Broadband State Digital Equity Competitive Grant New Competitive TBD Yes Yes

Description: The Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program is a $1.25 billion discretionary grant program distributed via annual grant programs over five years to implement digital equity projects.

Eligible Recipients: Local Education Agency; State Governments, including any political subdivisions of the State; Tribal Governments; Alaska Native Entities; and Native Hawaiian Organizations, Non-Profit Organizations; Community Anchor Institutions; and Workforce Development Programs

Federal Cost Share: Federal share up to 90% of project cost. Waivers are available.

DOC - NTIA Broadband State Digital Equity Planning Grant New Competitive 12 July 2022, Planning Grant applications closed Yes

Description: The State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program is a $60 million formula grant program for States and territories to develop digital equity plans.

Eligible Recipients: States, territories, D.C., Indian Tribes, Alaska Native entities and Native Hawaiian organizations

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal matching requirement

DOC - NTIA Broadband Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program Existing Competitive TBD Yes

Description: The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program provides grants for broadband infrastructure deployment; affordable broadband programs; distance learning, telehealth, digital inclusion efforts; and broadband adoption activities.

Eligible Recipients: Tribal Governments, Tribal organizations, Tribal Colleges or Universities, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on behalf of the Native Hawaiian Community, and Alaska Native Corporations. ​

Federal Cost Share:

FCC-WCB Broadband Affordable Connectivity Program Existing Subsidies to internet service providers to apply to consumer's bills August 5, 2022 - FCC approved proposed to increase funding for outreach. The first established a $100 million grant program to help increase awareness of the subsidy. The second established a pilot program to promote the program to recipients of federal housing assistance. Additional details on the grant program will be provided at a later date. Low-income households on Tribal lands can receive a monthly benefit of up to $75 on broadband charges

Description: Helps low income households afford home broadband service by providing up to a $30 monthly benefit on a household's monthly internet bill. For low-income households on Tribal lands the benefit is up to $75. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if the household contributes more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.

Eligible Recipients: Internet Service Providers (Who Then Apply the Benefit to Consumers' Monthly Bills)

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

FCC-WCB Broadband Affordable Connectivity Program - Outreach Grants New Additional details to be released at a later date

Description: To conduct and fund ACP outreach, including providing grants to outreach partners to ensure that eligible households can learn about the program and receive assistance with the application process.

Eligible Recipients: TBD, Pending Rulemaking

Federal Cost Share: N/A

USDA-RUS Broadband Distance Learning, Telemedicine, And Broadband Program: Broadband Loans Existing Loans Yes

Description: The Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program (Broadband Program) makes loans and loan guarantees to finance construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide high speed broadband service in eligible rural areas.

Eligible Recipients: Corporation; Limited Liability Company; Cooperative or Mutual Organization; A State or Local Unit of Government; Tribe or Tribal Organization.

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

USDA-RUS Broadband Distance Learning, Telemedicine, And Broadband Program: Reconnect Program Existing Competitive Yes

Description: The ReConnect Program offers loans, grants, and loan-grant combinations to build infrastructure and install equipment that provides modern, reliable, high-speed Internet service in rural America.

Eligible Recipients: Corporations; Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships; Cooperatives or Mutual Organizations; States or Local governments, including any agency, subdivision, instrumentality of political subdivision thereof; Territories or Possessions of The United States; and Tribes, as defined in Section 4 Of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. §450B)

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

FCC-WCB Broadband Broadband Deployment Locations Map New Direct federal spending

Description: To establish an online mapping tool to provide a locations overview of the overall geographic footprint of each broadband infrastructure deployment project funded by the Infrastructure Act, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 or any other Federal amounts appropriated or any Federal program authorized after the date of enactment of the Infrastructure Act to fund broadband infrastructure deployment.

Eligible Recipients: N/A

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement

DOC - NTIA Broadband Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program (BEAD) New Formula August 15, 2022 - Initial Planning Funds application due Yes Yes

Description: For broadband planning, deployment, and adoption projects. Each State, D.C, and P.R. will receive an allocation of at least $100 million and the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands will each receive $25 million. Each State will receive initial funding of $5 million and each territory will receive initial funding of $1.25 million to support broadband planning efforts including building capacity in State broadband offices and outreach with local communities. Following submission of 5-year Action Plans, the remaining funding will be distributed based on a formula that considers the number of unserved and high-cost locations in the State, based on the maps to be published by the FCC.

Eligible Recipients: States, territories, D.C.

Federal Cost Share: 25% federal/75% non-federal. Waivers are available.

Denali Commission Broadband Denali Commission Broadband Funding Existing Competitive May 13, 2022 – Applications closed for FY2022 funding Yes

Description: Program to assist rural Alaskan communities in planning and build-out of modern broadband capabilities.

Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal governments (federally recognized), counties, cities / townships, SPDs, etc.

Federal Cost Share: Maximum Denali share is 50 percent or 80 percent, depending on the community’s level of economic distress. Waivers are available in some circumstances.

TBD Broadband Private Activity Bonds for Qualified Broadband Projects New Tax exemptions

Description: Assists private sector providers for projects to provide broadband service to one or more census block groups where at least 50% of residential households do not have access to fixed terrestial broadband service

Eligible Recipients: Private sector partners

Federal Cost Share: N/A

DOE Clean Energy and Power Industrial Research and Assessment Center Implementation Grants New Competitive Yes

Description: To fund upgrades for eligible small and medium sized manufacturers to improve energy efficiency, material efficacy, cybersecurity, or productivity, or reduce waste production, greenhouse gas emissions or non-greenhouse gas pollution

Eligible Recipients: Small- and Medium-Sized Manufacturers

Federal Cost Share: 50%

DOE Clean Energy and Power Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program New Formula and competitive June 29, 2022 - allocation formulas released Yes

Description: To assist states, local governments and tribes to reduce energy use, reduce fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency.

Eligible Recipients: State/Local Government/Tribes

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

DOE Clean Energy and Power Grants for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Improvements at Public School Facilities New Competitive May 18, 2022 - Comments closed on Request for Information

Description: To provide competitive grants to make energy efficiency, renewable energy and alternative fueled vehicle upgrades and improvements at public schools

Eligible Recipients: Consortium of One Local Education Agency and one or more Schools, non-Profits, For-Profits, and Community Partners

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Industrial Emission Demonstration Projects New Competitive

Description: To fund demonstration projects that test and validate technologies that reduce industrial emissions, including for iron, steel, aluminum, cement, concrete, glass pulp paper, industrial ceramics and chemical production processes

Eligible Recipients: State and local governments Tribes, technology developers, industry, utilities, universities etc.

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Commercial Direct Air Capture Technology Prize Competition New Competitive February 2022 - Responses closed for Request for Information

Description: Reauthorization of program to support large-scale pilot projects and demonstration projects and test carbon capture technologies.

Eligible Recipients: Industry Partner

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Career Skills Training New Competitive Yes

Description: Provides a grant to pay the federal share of career skills training programs under which students concurrently receive classroom instruction and on-the-job training for the purpose of obtaining an industry-related certification to install energy efficient building technologies

Eligible Recipients: non-Profit Partnerships

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Purchase of Power and Transmission Services Existing Federal expenditure at discretion of Western Area Power Administration Administrator

Description: For the Western Area Power Administration to purchase power and transmission services

Eligible Recipients: Power Generation and Wheeling Providers

Federal Cost Share: N/A

DOE Clean Energy and Power Industrial Research and Assessment Centers Existing Competitive

Description: To provide funding for institutions of higher education-based industrial research and assessment centers to identify opportunities for optimizing energy efficiency and environmental performance at manufacturing and other industrial facilities.

Eligible Recipients: Institutions of Higher Education, Community College, Trade School, Or Union Training Program

Federal Cost Share: None specified

DOE Clean Energy and Power Long-Duration Energy Storage Demonstration Initiative and Joint Program New Competitive June 16, 2022 - Submissions closed in response to Request for Information Yes

Description: To establish a demonstration initiative composed of demonstration projects on the development of long-duration energy storage technologies

Eligible Recipients: Technology Developers, Industry, State and Local Governments, Tribal Organizations, Community Based Organizations, National Laboratories, Universities, and Utilities.

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Hydroelectric Production Incentives Existing Competitive

Description: Provides incentive payments for electric energy generated and sold by a qualified hydroelectric facility during the incentive period, to the owner or authorized operator of such facility.

Eligible Recipients: Non-federal owners of qualified hydroelectric or marine energy facilities

Federal Cost Share: N/A

DOE Clean Energy and Power Battery and Critical Mineral Recycling New Competitive Notice of intent released

Description: To award grants for research, development, and demonstration projects to create innovative and practical approaches to increase the reuse and recycling of batteries.

Eligible Recipients: State and local governments, non profits, higher ed , industry, manufacture, private battery collection etc.

Federal Cost Share: At least 20% of the total project cost

DOE Clean Energy and Power Carbon Utilization Program New Competitive February 2022 - comments closed in response to Request for Information

Description: To establish a grant program for State and local governments to procure and use products derived from captured carbon oxides.

Eligible Recipients: State / Local / Public Utility

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies Grant Program Existing Competitive

Description: To provide aid to federal agencies that they can leverage with private capital to make energy and water efficiency upgrades to Federal buildings

Eligible Recipients: Federal Agencies

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

DOE Clean Energy and Power Carbon Dioxide Capture Facilities Private Activity Bonds New Tax exemptions

Description: Assists private sector providers for projects to install equilemtn in an industrial carbon dioxide facility

Eligible Recipients: Private sector partners

Federal Cost Share: N/A

DOE Clean Energy and Power Cost-effective codes Implementation for Efficiency and Resilience New Competitive May 20, 2022 - submissions closed in response to Request for Information

Description: A competitive grant program to enable sustained, cost-effective implementation of updated building energy codes

Eligible Recipients: States and State Partnerships

Federal Cost Share:

DOE Clean Energy and Power Rare Earth Security Activities New Competitive

Description: To conduct a program of research and development to improve the security of rare earth elements.

Eligible Recipients: Industry Partner

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Energy Storage Demonstration Pilot Grant Program New Competitive June 16, 2022 - Submissions closed in response to Request for Information Yes

Description: To enter into agreements to carry out three energy storage system demonstration projects

Eligible Recipients: State and local governments Tribal organizations, technology developers, industry, utilities, universities etc.

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Section 243 Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentives (Sec 40332) New Competitive September 6, 2022 - Responses to Request for Information on section 243 and section 247 due

Description: To incentivize upgrades to hydroelectric facilities to increase their efficiency.

Eligible Recipients: Owners or operators of hydroelectric facilities at existing dams

Federal Cost Share: N/A

DOE Clean Energy and Power Front-End Engineering and Design Program Out Activities Under Carbon Capture Tech program 962 of Environmental Protection Agency New Competitive October 21, 2022 - Questions or comments on Notice of Intent close

Description: Expands the Department of Energy's Carbon Capture Technology program to include a program for carbon dioxide transport infrastructure necessary to deploy Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage technologies.

Eligible Recipients: Industry Partner

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Hydropower Research, Development, and Demonstration (s 41006) Existing Competitive

Description: To fund research, development and demonstration activities to improve hydropower technologies

Eligible Recipients: Industry partners and National Labs

Federal Cost Share: N/A

DOE Clean Energy and Power Weatherization Assistance Program Existing Formula July 1, 2022 - Applications for FY22 closed Yes

Description: To increase the energy efficiency of dwellings owned or occupied by low income persons, reduce their total residential energy expenditures, and improve health and safety.

Eligible Recipients: States, Tribes

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

DOE Clean Energy and Power Pumped Storage Hydropower Wind and Solar Integration and System Reliability Initiative New Competitive Yes

Description: Provides financial assistance to carry out project design, transmission studies, power market assessments, and permitting for a pumped storage hydropower project to facilitate the long-duration storage of intermittent renewable energy

Eligible Recipients: Electric utilities, State Energy Offices, Tribes, Institutes of Higher Education, or consortium thereof

Federal Cost Share: Matching funds equal to or greater than the amount of financial assistance provided

DOE Clean Energy and Power Lithium-Ion Recycling Prize New Competitive

Description: To provide a prize for recycling of lithium ion batteries and to convene a task force on battery producer requirements

Eligible Recipients: Prize dependent

Federal Cost Share: N/A